Ilya Kuvshinov
Ilya Kuvshinov is a Russian illustrator who created the character designs for Ghost in the Shell: SAC 2045 (2020) and The Wonderland (2019).[1] He was born in Russia, where he worked in the video game industry and pursued character design on the side. Kuvshinov moved to Japan around 2015 to work full-time on anime.[2] He is popular on Instagram, where he had 1.8 million followers as of 2020. Dai Nippon Printing hosted a VRChat virtual exhibition of Kuvshinov's illustrations in May 2019[3] and PIE published an artbook of his illustrations later that year.[4] The Japanese fashion magazine An An featured his depiction of Ghost in the Shell's Motoko Kusanagi in July 2020.[5]
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- ^ Loo, Egan (June 11, 2019). "Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 3DCG Anime's Characters Designed by Birthday Wonderland's Ilya Kuvshinov". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
- ^ Johnston, Lachlan (April 28, 2020). "Interview with Ghost In The Shell: SAC_2045 Character Designer Ilya Kuvshinov". Otaquest. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
- ^ Morrissy, Kim (May 4, 2020). "Ilya Kuvshinov Gets Virtual Artwork Exhibition in VRChat". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
- ^ Loveridge, Lynzee (September 26, 2019). "Promised Neverland Artist, Blood: The Last Vampire Character Designer Hold Illustration Fair". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
- ^ Morrissy, Kim (June 29, 2020). "Ghost in the Shell's Motoko Makes Cover of Fashion Magazine". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
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- Ghost in the Shell anime and manga
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